I was pretty well floored the first time I got to see Enter The Dragon.

At that time in my youth, (being 9 in 1973) I had heard so much about Bruce Lee and had seen some commercials for his movies, but never got to see one until I saw ETD.

Bruce was a phenomenal fighter, and his impact on everything from action movies to MMA (mixed martial arts) is undeniable. Even now when it comes on AMC, I have to do double takes on some of his moves.

Another movie that knocked me out was the Shaw Brothers' Five Deadly Venoms.

It was an excellent who-dunit up to the end, and filled with a classic style of choreography (both hand to hand and weapons) that has yet to be equalled intoday's martial films.

Some may disagree, but imho, the Shaw Brothers made the first true quality films since the death of Bruce Lee.

The Brain from Planet Arous- sometimes, the puppet's string can be HIDDEN!!!Seven Samurai- I did a scene analysis on the beginning scene (after the marauder scene) to show the heavy contrast between Dark shades and light shades, as well as the sound, even though the sound isn't part of the Mis-en-scene, anyways, This movie gives the plot directly "Is there no God to protect us?!" and gives the rest of the movie a cruise control ride. The Battle scene is the highlight, with the Gray obscuring the fight scene, it keeps you on your toes.

Fiend Without a Face- Just amazing at the level of gruesomeness when the brain creatures or shot, that sound.Mad Max 2- A very good B Movie Troll 2- This is the cherry on top, the very best of the very worst movie ever made periodInception- Do I need to say more, well, mostly the surround sound deep bass soundToy Story 3- Made me cry, because even in the hardest of times, the best way to go out is together.Birth of a Nation- Made me feel offended even more by the KKK, damn bastards! Citizen Kane- Not all "Best of the Best" classics are good to me

The Brain from Planet Arous- sometimes, the puppet's string can be HIDDEN!!!Seven Samurai- I did a scene analysis on the beginning scene (after the marauder scene) to show the heavy contrast between Dark shades and light shades, as well as the sound, even though the sound isn't part of the Mis-en-scene, anyways, This movie gives the plot directly "Is there no God to protect us?!" and gives the rest of the movie a cruise control ride. The Battle scene is the highlight, with the Gray obscuring the fight scene, it keeps you on your toes.

Fiend Without a Face- Just amazing at the level of gruesomeness when the brain creatures or shot, that sound.Mad Max 2- A very good B Movie Troll 2- This is the cherry on top, the very best of the very worst movie ever made periodInception- Do I need to say more, well, mostly the surround sound deep bass soundToy Story 3- Made me cry, because even in the hardest of times, the best way to go out is together.Birth of a Nation- Made me feel offended even more by the KKK, damn bastards! Citizen Kane- Not all "Best of the Best" classics are good to me

Hey, Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior) is an excellent contribution. I have yet to see a member here ever say anything bad about it. It has a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes for a reason. It's a freaking awesome movie.

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Actually, low budget Frailty. I liked the story. It is more character and story driven then much coming out today. I also enjoyed The Cell on its first release. I also liked Gladiator. If you didn't like it, deal with it.

I'm with you on this one Couch. They were all fantastic movies. I would add Frank Darabont's The Mist. It just blew me away and the ending had me shell shocked for days. But the whole movie made me feel as though I was stuck in a nightmare.

Yer back! Welcome back Bees!

Thanks RC I'll be in an out on the forum but I'll try and post as much as I can now that I'm all connected up at home

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I remember Pulp Fiction blowing my socks into orbit. It's just so good, it's the movie that got me into movies. Then Tarantino did it again with Kill Bill Vol. 1. I watched them about one or two days apart, and I think they were the first R rated films I ever saw. Although I prefer Vol. 2 now, I remember the first viewing of Kill Bill just being unbelievably awesome, I'd never seen anything else like it.

I'd also include The Evil Dead in here. My zombie-loving friend hated it, but I just loved every second of it. It got me interested in low budget films and horror at the same time. It's one of my favourites. The Dark Knight and Inception were also two films where I walked out thinking "oh my god that was amazing". People seem to pick holes in both of them nowadays, but I just thought they were incredible.

Also, Snatch. When it finished I was just left in a strange state of Keanu Reeves-esque "woah"ness. I'm not sure if it knocked my socks off as such, but definitely at least my shoes.

Eyes Wide Shut - who'da thunk a Cruise/Kidman movie would be this great?The Tenant - Polanski outdoes himself, possibly beating Repulsion.Burial Ground: The Nights Of Terror - only saw this recently, and ho-lee s**t!! The whole time I was watching I was like "can this get any more awesome?" and it DID. :)Black Christmas - rented this on VHS many years ago( before it became the phenomenon that it is today), having no clue about the film beforehand, that final phone call...BRRRR!Rituals - amazing low key Canadain survivalist horror. Code Red: GET OFF YOUR ASS AND GET THIS OUT ON DVD BEFORE YOU PACK IT IN!Sole Survivor - Excellent. This one was always leering at me from the video shelves when I was younger, but I avoided it because of it's sorta sci-fi looking artwork. Big mistake.Deep Red - Argento's masterwork. Nuff said.Dawn Of The Dead - just a perfect, perfect horror movie all the way around.

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"Nothin' out there but God's little creatures - more scared of you than you are of them" - Warren, "Just Before Dawn"

The Right Stuff blew me away. The story alone is awe inspiring, but the presentation was, IMHO, genius. I must have sat threw that 3+ hour long movie at least 5 or 6 times when it was first released. (Good thing I worked at the theater.)

The Vikings is everything anyone could ever want in a Viking movie. It's got everything, action, comedy, romance,brawling, a bit of intrigue, specatacle, Janet Leigh and a one-eyed, half crazed Kirk Douglas. I saw this for the first time on the late show, back when that was the only way you could catch this type of masterpiece, and afterward I scanned the TV Guide at the beginning of every week for years to make sure I caught it the next time it was shown.

Frankenstein Conquers The World blew me away for the brooding, and somewhat surreal atmosphere. From the minute the opening credits play amidst the panning view of the lab, Akira Ifukube's superb musical score sets a very atmopsheric and chilling tone. Noone made music like he did.

Also, the way Toho humanized the character, and treated Frankenstein as a living creature, and not one created from the dead. The makeup for The Monster was very good, a nice hybrid look that reminded you a lot of The Monster while being something totally different.

I also was blown away by the fight scenes. The actor playing Frankenstein, Koji Furuhata, took some serious lumps and bumps in just his loincloth to say nothing of being tossed around by Mr. Godzilla himself, Haruo Nakajima!

All in all, Toho went way out of their normal monster realms to bring a unique experience to the screen, and it shows. **** 1\2 out of 5.